All Obama all the time

Perhaps subdued somewhat by the economy, but local newspapers and broadcast stations all seem to have staff on the ground in Washington D.C. today for the inauguration of Barack Obama. Special sections and historic front pages will make Wednesday newspapers collector...

Beacon Journal gives AP two-year notice

Playing catch up with a few items that fell through the cracks during the holiday season by me, and went unreported in traditional media outlets.The Akron Beacon Journal joined The Columbus Dispatch giving the Associated Press its required two-year notice to cancel...

Furloughs and layoffs

I’ve been staying away from headlines of the spiraling business of broadcast and print journalism, but when they come from inside the Buckeye state they are hard to ignore.By now most of you know about Gannett’s imposed company-wide, first quarter one-week furlough....

Extreme Photography: First Frame

Lighting guru David  Hobby did a guest blog entry today on Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider blog talking about  the practice of an extreme photo competition known as first frame. The rules were simple: Two competing photographers shooting the same game shot the...

November Clip Results

Spot News1st -Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Robbery Stop”2nd Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Fatal Wreck Grief”3rd – Marshall Gorby, Springfield News-Sun, “Boy Struck by Car”HM Marshall Gorby, Springfield...